An online zoning meeting this Thursday will focus on a proposed 83-unit apartment building on the site of a shuttered dog park and other properties near 48th and Chester, adjacent to the Renaissance Health Care & Rehabilitation Center.

Renaissance seeks to combine several properties it owns – including an empty lot at 4720-24 Chester Ave. (formerly the Chester Avenue Dog Park), and adjacent properties at 1115 and 1119 S. 48th St. The properties are zoned RTA-1, RM1, and Commercial Mixed-Use (CMX-2). The proposal also seeks a single zoning designation for the new lot. 

The proposed apartment building would be adjacent to the existing center and share an enlarged parking lot with it that would include 85 parking spaces (expanded from the current 41).

The meeting is hosted by Southwest Philadelphia District Services, a registered community organization (RCO) for this area.

The meeting will be held via Zoom on Thursday, Dec. 17, beginning at 6 p.m.

Zoom Information:

Option 1:
Go to https://bit.ly/rco12-17 on a web browser (this will take you right to the meeting; no need for meeting ID or passcode)

Option 2:
Go to https://zoom.us/join on a web browser (you will need to enter the meeting ID and Passcode below):

Meeting ID: 872 2502 7270 Passcode: 371853

By Phone Only Option:

Dial in: +1 929 205 6099 (US) Meeting ID: 872 2502 7270